yeah...I think the implicit understanding is that the ability to circumvent for the purposes of exercising fair use rights to extract for certain purposes (such as teaching) is what this whole shebang is about in the first place.
gary > I notice also that the restriction on the ownership of the DVDs in > question has gone away, which is marvelous. > > Doesn't the wording imply that the exception is for circumventing access > controls precisely in cases where fair use would normally apply? I.e., > "short clips" of the sort one could use from a VHS tape under fair use? > > Judy > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
